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      Lorraine P. (Levasseur) Sullivan, 83

HAVERHILL, MA

Lorraine P. (Levasseur) Sullivan, 83, of Haverhill died Tuesday, April 29 at the Merrimack Valley Hospital surrounded by her loving family.

Born in Haverhill, she was the daughter of the late Oscar and Alma (Liberty) Levasseur and lived in Haverhill all of her life. She attended Haverhill public schools and was a graduate of Haverhill High School, Class of 1942. Mrs. Sullivan was employed by various shoe manufacturers in the city. She left the shoe industry for the most rewarding job of her life, that of a homemaker and mother. Raising her family, she had become closely involved with Sacred Heart School and Parish, always giving of herself and her time. She enjoyed knitting, gardening, sewing, ceramics, woodworking, and furniture restoration. Her memberships included the V.F.W. Lorraine Post 29 Ladies Auxiliary and Sacred Hearts Parish.

The widow of the late John T. Sullivan, who died in 1985, she leaves her beloved children, a son, Attorney Thomas J. Sullivan and his partner Jonathan Baron, of Haverhill, two daughters, Sheila S. Hamilton and her husband Arthur, of Salem, NH, Maureen A. Bly and her husband, Timothy of Haverhill, daughter-in-law, Karen M. Sullivan, two sisters, Mrs. Jeanne Duggan and her husband John, of Bradford, and Mrs. Barbara Goff, of Mission, TX, brother in law, Robert D. Sullivan and his wife, Celia, of Haverhill, and sister-in-law, Lillian Levasseur, of Bradford. She also cherished her grandchildren, Kathryn E., Jessica L., John S. and Elizabeth A. Hamilton, Patrick M. Bly and his wife Kristin, Daniel S. Bly, Julie L. and Ellen M. Sullivan. She also leaves a close friend and caregiver, Jean Jackson, as well as several nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by brothers, Oscar A., B. Roland, and Norman S. Levasseur, and a sister, Bernadette Coulombe.

Family and friends are respectfully invited to call on Thursday, from 5 to 8 PM at the Kevin B. Comeau Funeral Home, 486 Main St. (Rte 125) Haverhill. Funeral services will be held on Friday at 9:30 AM from the funeral home with a Mass of Christian Burial to be celebrated in Sacred Hearts Church, South Main St. Bradford, at 10:30 AM. Burial will follow in St. James Cemetery, Primrose St. Haverhill. Memorial donations may be made to the John T. and Lorraine P. Sullivan Memorial Scholarship Fund, c/o Haverhill High School, 137 Monument St. Haverhill, MA 01832 or to Sarah’s Place, 180 Water St. Haverhill, MA 01830.

Directions to Kevin Comeau Funeral Home